"The thief does not come except
to steal and to kill and to destroy" [John 10:10 MKJV]

Below is a brief summary of the
Audio teaching: "What The
Thief Comes To Steal" from the
2 Part series "Expect Opposition"A thief cannot steal what we do
not have therefore we must have
some things in order for the thief to rob us of them. Discover
the exciting truths that so many Christians have not yet learned
regarding what the thief comes to steal - and how to prevent him
from taking it.Click here for
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Scripture References:
• "The thief comes only to steal and kill
and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and
have it to the full." [John 10:10 NIV]

UNDERSTANDING THE ENEMY:
John 10:10 is one of the most familiar verses in the Gospels to the
born-again Christian. Unfortunately it is also one of the most
misunderstood.

When we pay close attention to the verse we see that the verse doe NOT
say that the thief CAN steal from us, or kill us, or destroy us. It only states that his
PURPOSE in coming is to steal, kill, or destroy. And, the Good
News is that he can't do anything if we don't allow him to do it.

Scripture affirms this in more than one place. 1Peter 5:8 exhorts us to:
"Be sensible and vigilant, because your adversary
the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking someone he can
devour" [MKJV]

James 4:7 tells us: "Therefore submit yourselves
to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

Notice that our adversary seeks someone whom he can
devour. In other words, if we don't allow him to devour us (our health,
our finances, our family, our business, etc) - he CAN'T!

Furthermore: The Apostle James tells us to RESIST the devil when he
comes to steal, kill, or destroy! And, when we RESIST him he FLEES from
us. In other words he is afraid of Christians and the power that resides
IN us as born-again children of the most-high God!

Keep in mind that we would NOT be told to resist the devil if we were
not able to resist him successfully.

WHY THE THIEF COMES:
Have you ever considered the fact that a thief would NOT try to steal
something if there was NOTHING to steal? Thieves don't risk the
possibility of being caught and punished by trying to steal something
that has no value, or by breaking into homes and businesses where there
is nothing to steal.

No! When a thief comes to steal, it is because he KNOWS that the
rightful person or business possesses something TO steal. That is WHY he
comes. if there was nothing to steal - he wouldn't bother.
• You cannot steal what one does not have
• You cannot destroy what does not exist

That means that YOU and I must alreadyhave the things that he is coming for!

PROVING IT:
The average Christian has little or no understanding of everything
that Jesus accomplished for us on the cross - and even less
understanding of the things that we already possess as heirs of
God and join-heirs WITH Christ [Rom 8:17]

This is because the average Christian has more religious and traditional
doctrine than they have BIBLE knowledge. Consequently, what they believe
for the most part is NOT New
Testament teaching based upon Scripture - but rather Religious
interpretation of the Bible and denominational doctrine. This is why
the enemy is able to freely come and go as he pleases to
steal, kill, and destroy.

But! Once the Christian becomes knowledgeable about their rights,
privileges and possessions as "heirs of God, and joint-heirs WITH
Christ" the enemy can no longer successfully steal, kill and destroy
because the knowledgeable Christian will RESIST him when he comes!

THE DEVIL WANTS TO STEAL YOUR HEALING::
Pay close attention to what the BIBLE says about your healing.

• Isaiah 53:4-5: "SURELY
he has bore (He TOOK) our griefs (Hebrew = sickness - disease) , and
carried our sorrows (Hebrew = anguish - pain - affliction): yet we did
esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded
for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we ARE
healed."

• 1Peter 2:24: "Who his own self
bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins,
should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes you WERE
healed."

The average Christian is waiting for the Lord to heal them, when
in truth the WORD OF GOD states clearly that we HAVE ALREADY BEEN
HEALED! We were healed on the same day that Jesus took our
sins upon himself. That day was the day He went to the cross.

The word says clearly that we WERE healed! Not "going to be
healed": WERE healed. And that healing is accessed the
SAME way that our salvation was accessed: BY FAITH (believing in what
Christ already accomplished for us and receiving it BY FAITH.

And this is why the devil comes to steal it - because he knows
what the average Christian does not yet realize: that we have already been
healed - and he wants to take it from us before it manifests in our
body. He steals it the SAME way he stole Adam's inheritance: By
deception. He convinces those that lack Bible knowledge that it has NOT
been done yet because they can't see it. And the gullible
Christian swallows the lie because they do not understand what the
Scripture means when it says: "for we walk by
faith, NOT by sight" [2Cor 5:7]

THE DEVIL WANTS TO STEAL YOUR DELIVERANCE:
Pay close attention to what the BIBLE says about our deliverance.

• Colossians 1:12-14: Giving
thanks unto the Father, who has qualified us to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light: (And) Who HAS DELIVERED US
from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of
his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the
forgiveness of sins"

The average Christian is waiting for the Lord to deliver them
from whatever has come against them, when in truth the WORD OF GOD
states clearly that we HAVE ALREADY BEEN DELIVERED! We were
delivered from the power of the devil and ALL his attacks on the same
day that Jesus gave us our redemption. That day was the day He went
to the cross.

This passage tells us that we HAVE redemption AND that we HAVE BEEN
DELIVERED. If we believe that we HAVE redemption - shouldn't we believe
that we HAVE been delivered?

Yet the average Christian waits, and waits, and waits, for deliverance
when the Bible states clearly that we HAVE BEEN DELIVERED and like our
redemption we ACCESS that deliverance BY FAITH!

The thief KNOWS this and this is why he comes to steal it. You can't
steal what one does
not HAVE! So he puts forth the same lies, the same deceptions,
the same tricks trying to convince you and I that God has not, or will
not deliver us from whatever we are facing - and the gullible
Christian swallows the lie because they can't see the promised
deliverance and forgets that it is accessed BY FAITH. "For
we walk by faith, NOT by sight" [2Cor 5:7]

THE DEVIL WANTS TO STEAL YOUR PROVISION AND
PROSPERITY:
Pay close attention to what the BIBLE says about the supernatural
provision that belongs to you and I as "heirs of God and joint-heirs
WITH Christ":

• 2 Corinthians 8:9: "For
you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich,
yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might
be made rich (Fully supplied)."

• 2 Corinthians 9:8 AMP: "And
God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to
you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and
whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no
aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and
charitable donation]."

• Philippians 1:19: "For I know
that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply
of the Spirit of Jesus Christ" (Supply: Greek = epichoregia:
"Contribution / bountiful supply)

• Luke 12: 22-32:Therefore I
say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat;
neither for the body, what clothes you have.... your heavenly Father
knows that you have need of these things. But rather seek ye the
kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear
not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the
kingdom."

The average Christian sits around hoping that the Lord
will see fit to provide for them the things they need to live, to
provide for their family, to conduct business, to fulfill their call to
ministry etc, etc,...

Yet, the Bible States clearly that Lord HAS and will CONTINUE to provide
for us making sure that EVERYTHING we need is available and accessible
to us and for us. 2 Corinthians 8:9 tells
us clearly that everything we will ever need, want, require or desire
was provided for us on the SAME day that Jesus took our sins
allowing us to become citizens of heaven as sons and daughters of God.

The thief KNOWS this and this is why he comes to steal it. You can't
steal what one does
not HAVE! So he puts forth the same lies, the same deceptions,
the same tricks trying to convince you and I that God has not, may not,
or will not provide what we seek - and the gullible Christian swallows
the lie because they can't see the promised provision and forgets
that it is accessed BY FAITH. "For we walk by
faith, NOT by sight" [2Cor 5:7]

DISCOVER THE TRUTH:
I encourage you to listen to the entire message and discover for
yourself the truth about this subject. Discover what you HAVE in Christ
and how to RESIST the enemy when he comes to steal or destroy it.

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